resist in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for resist in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.resist [Am rəˈzɪst, Brit rɪˈzɪst] VB trans

1. resist (fight against):

resist attack/enemy

resistir

resist change/plan

oponer resistencia a

the window resisted all attempts to open it

la ventana resistió todos los intentos de abrirla

2. resist (not give way to):

resist temptation

resistir

I had to buy it, I couldn't resist it

tuve que comprarlo, no me pude resistir

she found him hard to resist

le costaba resistirse a sus encantos

I can't resist chocolate

el chocolate me vuelve loco

to resist -ing

resistirse a  +  infin

I couldn't resist telling her

no pude resistirme a decírselo

I couldn't resist telling her

no pude aguantar las ganas de decírselo

3. resist (withstand, endure):

resist heat/cold/corrosion

resistir

II.resist [Am rəˈzɪst, Brit rɪˈzɪst] VB intr

1. resist (fight, oppose):

resist troops:

resistir

resist troops:

oponer resistencia

she wanted to make changes, but the board resisted

quería introducir cambios pero la junta se resistía or se oponía

2. resist (not give way):

resist

resistirse

resist

contenerse

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ferociously resist

como una fiera

ferociously resist

ferozmente

stoutly resist

con firmeza

to resist temptation

resistir la tentación

I couldn't resist the temptation to take revenge

no pude resistir la tentación de vengarme

fiercely fight/resist

con fiereza

Translations for resist in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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indemallable

run-resist Am

indesmallable

run-resist Am

el chocolate es mi perdición

I just can't resist chocolate

resistir

to resist

resistir ataque

to resist

resistir enemigo

to resist

resistir

to resist

resistirse

to resist

si se resisten, dispararemos

if you resist o put up any resistance, we will fire

no pude resistirme a decírselo

I couldn't resist telling her

no pude resistir la tentación de decirle lo que pensaba

I couldn't resist the temptation to tell him what I thought

los bombones son mi tentación

I can't resist chocolates inf

resist in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for resist in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.resist [rɪˈzɪst] VB trans

resist

resistir

to resist doing sth

resistirse a hacer algo

II.resist [rɪˈzɪst] VB intr

resist

resistir

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to resist temptation (to do sth)

resistir la tentación (de hacer algo)

Translations for resist in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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forcejear

to resist

guerrear

to resist

resistir

to resist

resistir a una tentación

to resist a temptation

resistir al enemigo

to resist the enemy

resistirse

to resist

resist Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to resist doing sth

resistirse a hacer algo

to resist temptation (to do sth)

resistir la tentación (de hacer algo)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Males came of age when they could effectively resist the telepathic control of their father.

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Third party graders are taking measures to resist counterfeiting.

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When they tried to tie the men up, they resisted.

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Gyroscopes, when spinning, will resist movement while seeking to remain vertical.

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However, he manages to resist the demon's control.

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The temptation (to criticize him) should be steadfastly resisted.

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If the former owners resisted, they were often convicted in show trials.

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He immediately resisted the campus security and was subsequently arrested by university police.

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This guitar had a slightly longer scale length than a standard guitar, slotted tuners, ladder bracing, and a trapeze-style tailpiece to resist bridge lifting.

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It is sometimes used together with screening on the lower part of screen doors, to resist scratching by dogs.

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